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Human stem cell trials closer
20 Nov 2009, 10:32AM
Embryonic stem cell therapy has got a step closer, after US researchers filed a request for government approval of human trials.- Antlers may offer hope for amputees
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Google Chrome takes on Windows
20 Nov 2009, 5:20PM
Google Inc is opening its much-anticipated Chrome software to external developers, as the search giant prepares to expand its reach into operating systems.
Ancient crocs found in Sahara desert
20 Nov 2009, 2:50AM
The fossils of five bizarre-looking crocodiles which roamed the world 100 million years ago have been unearthed in the Sahara.
Hopes of reversing Down's Syndrome
19 Nov 2009, 2:16PM
Boosting a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine in sufferers of Down's Syndrome could help reverse the condition, a study shows.
NASA, Microsoft take Web users to Mars
18 Nov 2009, 2:40PM
NASA and Microsoft has launched an interactive website that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers.
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Art collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers
21 Nov 2009, 8:44AM
ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum said on Friday.
Barnes & Noble says Nook shipments will be delayed
21 Nov 2009, 5:05AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in time for the holidays.
Astronaut in space while wife giving birth
21 Nov 2009, 2:17AM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik can be forgiven if he's having a tough time focusing on work -- his wife is due to give birth on Friday to a baby girl.
Sony to launch online entertainment service in 2010
20 Nov 2009, 7:02PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Friday that its planned entertainment content distribution service for network-compatible TVs and other devices will be launched next year.
Chinese cyber - spying grows against U.S: report
20 Nov 2009, 12:19PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday.
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
20 Nov 2009, 8:06AM
New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers say.
Wikipedia, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
20 Nov 2009, 2:54AM
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
Nokia sees corporate interest for netbook
19 Nov 2009, 9:27PM
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday.
Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndrome
19 Nov 2009, 2:05PM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Gene protects brain - eaters from mad cow-type disease
19 Nov 2009, 10:21AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain disease called kuru have a genetic mutation that protects them, researchers said Wednesday.
